Odd, because target="_blank" was listed under XHTML. Never said anything about it being depreciated. If thats the case, what would be the appropriate alternative?
Why would you need dlls for transparency anyway? Isnt it supposed to automatically remove the Blue#255 color if you use the { tag in the texure name and make the brush a func wall (or similar) then set the rendermode to "solid"?
What about green text against black? How well does that work out? Thats basically what Ive got on my site now and was thinking of what I should use for my next site.
I use an LCD so it shows up just fine. But people like Seventh who use CRT may have trouble seeing it, especially if the resolution is turned all the way up. (look at the thread for J3r3my's site and youll see what I mean)
I use WinMX for downloading music and it gets pretty good search results, plus I have yet to get any viruses or spyware from it. If you want movies though I would go with something like Limewire.